Stone setting device for jewelry or other applications



V. MAYNIER Filed Jan. 5, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l a i M 4%. m w w Oct. 11, 1938. v. MAYNIER 2,132,905

STONE SETTING DEVICE FORJEWELRY OR OTHER APPLICATIONS Filed Jan. 5, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 4&2

Patented Oct. 11, 1938 I 1 2,132,905

UNITED STATES PATENT o-Ft cla victor 1 2232; to Socit en nom Collectii V. Maynier a G. Pincon, Paris (Seine), France Application January 5, 1937, Serial No. 119,115 In France June 24, 1936 v4: Claims. (CI. 63-29) This invention relates to a system of setting In the case of a jewel constituted by 9. p precious or imitation stones, appIIcable in parrality of contiguous stones (bar-broach for inticular, to jewelry for securing these stones in stance), any bending of the setting will be avoided their settings without having recourse to claws by securing, between the lugs 1 of the bezels I,

5 or to setting means. This system of setting is metal rings H (made of wire of suitable cross. sec- 5 essentially characterized by the fact that the tion). Welded cross members l5 connect, morebottom portion of the stone is held stationary in a over, these rings to the lower edge of the -frustumbezel, in the shape of a irustum-like cup, having' like cups constituting the bezels.

- a concave generatrix, by means of screws which Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate a second embodiment are secured in the setting, parallel to the directaccording to which the stones 5 are hingedly l0 ing axis of the cup and the heads of which take connected to each other. For each stone is a bearing on the bevel of the table of this stone. provided an individual bezel I which, with the For thus securing the stone, use must be made of ring [4 s cur to its lower part by means Of at least two screws symmetrically arranged about the welded cross members is so shaped a to 15 the stone and the cup receivingythe latter. externally present a downwardly tapered 15 In ammPan-Ying drawmgs and by way of face. On the sides of each-of these bezels are example" welded, at diametrically opposed points, small Fig. l is a longitudinal section of a system of ub hr setting stones for jewelry, according to the presg z g fgf screw t eaded for recewmg g g g View A horizontal slot I1 is formed in the tubes,

' p below the bezel. Before screwing the screws 9' Fig. 3 is a cross section 1 in the tubes. l8,.the eyelets IQ of a small bar or 415 a partial elevation of another form of link l8 are inserted in the slots ll, so that the carrying out the subJect-matter of the invention. screws 9 pass through the eyelets l9 and that I fi i t z' gtg x gg g gg g 2335 a the two adjacent bezels l are hingedly connected mg the together. The stones 5 are secured in the bezels mt'matter the menu is char I in a manner similar to th t shown in Fi s 1 actgrized by the fact that the stones are secured. 3 by the heads m of screws 9 takirglg' a n zels, in the shape of frustrum-llke cups, by t e action of Screws, which are engaged in lugs bearing on the bevel I 2 01 the table H of the 30 of these-bezels and take a bearing on the bevelled stones Any mimber of fq can be connected portion of the table of these stones. These bezels as single by the Jomt system which has I are made in one piece and are obtained, for injust been describedstance by pressing; their inner conical surface constructional modifications can be made in the 2 is generated by a, concave generatrix 3 so that means above set forth without departing thereby 35 the bottom portion 4 of thestone 5 bear's accordfrom the scope f t e p e e t i ve ti ing to two circular lines 6, on' the said surface. h I claim 13:

In the embodiment of Flgs 1 t 3, t bezels 1. System of setting stones for jewelry or other are provided with at least two lugs 'I in which are r applications. mp in bezels each having 40 ,formed inner screw threads 8, the axes of the ternally ce i the shape of a t pe d p 40 latter being parallel to the directing axis 'of the with concave generatrix, a stone inserted in each frustrum-like or tapered surfac internally bezel, screws secured on the sides of each bezel bounding h cup, and bearing .through their heads on the edge vIn the example shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the lug oi the stone inserted in the bezel, and a connect- I are thr in number and are diametrically ing member arranged between each pair of ad- 45 ranged, and e ch lug i moreover, common to jacent bezels and having its ends pivoted on the tw contiguous bezel Th screws 9 e' screws secured on the sides of these bezels. rounded head ill, a button-head for instance, and 2. A means of Setting 110 65 fo j we y 01' other the lower face H of which is tapered, this ala ns c mprising at least two ring-s p lowing them to take abearing, according to one be els forming a range, each bezel underlying 50 generatrix only, on the bevel I2 01' the table 13 the edge of a stone and having internally a surof the corresponding stone- 5. The latter cannot e in t e Sh pe O a ap ed p, Stone Y thus be scratched by the contact 01 a claw or of serted in each'bezel and screws secured in the a beaded ledge and no metal part practically bezels, mbstantially in the middle plane of the conceals the stone thus set. range or the bezels, and bearing through their 55 heads on diametrically opposed points of the edge of each stone.

3. A means of setting stones for jewelry or other applications comprising at least-two ring-shaped bezels forming a range, each bezel underlying the edge of a stone and having internally a surface in the shape of a tapered cup with concave generatrix, a stone inserted in each bezel and screws secured in the bezels, substantially in the middle plane of the range of the bezels, and bearing through their heads on diametrically opposed points of the edge 0! each stone.

4. A means of setting stones for jewelry or other applications, comprising bezels each having internally a surface in the shape of a tapered cup, a stone inserted in each bezel, screws secured on the sides of each bezel and bearing through their heads on the edge of the stone inserted in the bezel, and a connecting member arranged between each pair of adjacent bezels and having its ends pivoted on the screws secured on the sides of these bezels.

' VICTOR MAYNIER. 

